diff --git a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
index 3237b50baf3c..1cf267bc6f9e 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static int pkcs1pad_init_tfm(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm)
 		return PTR_ERR(child_tfm);
 
 	ctx->child = child_tfm;
+
+	akcipher_set_reqsize(tfm, sizeof(struct pkcs1pad_request) +
+				  crypto_akcipher_reqsize(child_tfm));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -670,7 +674,6 @@ static int pkcs1pad_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	inst->alg.set_pub_key = pkcs1pad_set_pub_key;
 	inst->alg.set_priv_key = pkcs1pad_set_priv_key;
 	inst->alg.max_size = pkcs1pad_get_max_size;
-	inst->alg.reqsize = sizeof(struct pkcs1pad_request) + rsa_alg->reqsize;
 
 	inst->free = pkcs1pad_free;